EP0860897A4 - Antenna system - Google Patents

Antenna system

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Publication number: EP0860897A4
Authority: EP; European Patent Office
Prior art keywords: antenna system; antenna
Prior art date: 1996-09-11
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.): Granted

Application number

EP97940353A

Other languages

German (de)

French (fr)

Other versions

EP0860897A1 (en

EP0860897B1 (en

Inventor

Masazumi Yamazaki

Kouichi Ogawa

Yoshio Koyanagi

Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)

Panasonic Corp

Original Assignee

Matsushita Electric Industrial Co Ltd

Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)

1996-09-11

Filing date

1997-09-11

Publication date

2000-04-05

1997-09-11 Application filed by Matsushita Electric Industrial Co Ltd filed Critical Matsushita Electric Industrial Co Ltd

1997-09-11 Priority to EP03014131A priority Critical patent/EP1353400A3/en

1998-08-26 Publication of EP0860897A1 publication Critical patent/EP0860897A1/en

2000-04-05 Publication of EP0860897A4 publication Critical patent/EP0860897A4/en

2012-07-25 Application granted granted Critical

2012-07-25 Publication of EP0860897B1 publication Critical patent/EP0860897B1/en

2017-09-11 Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical

Status Expired - Lifetime legal-status Critical Current

Classifications

- H—ELECTRICITY
- H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
- H01Q—ANTENNAS, i.e. RADIO AERIALS
- H01Q9/00—Electrically-short antennas having dimensions not more than twice the operating wavelength and consisting of conductive active radiating elements
- H01Q9/04—Resonant antennas
- H01Q9/06—Details
- H01Q9/14—Length of element or elements adjustable
- H—ELECTRICITY
- H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
- H01Q—ANTENNAS, i.e. RADIO AERIALS
- H01Q1/00—Details of, or arrangements associated with, antennas
- H01Q1/12—Supports; Mounting means
- H01Q1/22—Supports; Mounting means by structural association with other equipment or articles
- H01Q1/24—Supports; Mounting means by structural association with other equipment or articles with receiving set
- H—ELECTRICITY
- H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
- H01Q—ANTENNAS, i.e. RADIO AERIALS
- H01Q1/00—Details of, or arrangements associated with, antennas
- H01Q1/12—Supports; Mounting means
- H01Q1/22—Supports; Mounting means by structural association with other equipment or articles
- H01Q1/24—Supports; Mounting means by structural association with other equipment or articles with receiving set
- H01Q1/241—Supports; Mounting means by structural association with other equipment or articles with receiving set used in mobile communications, e.g. GSM
- H01Q1/242—Supports; Mounting means by structural association with other equipment or articles with receiving set used in mobile communications, e.g. GSM specially adapted for hand-held use
- H—ELECTRICITY
- H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
- H01Q—ANTENNAS, i.e. RADIO AERIALS
- H01Q1/00—Details of, or arrangements associated with, antennas
- H01Q1/12—Supports; Mounting means
- H01Q1/22—Supports; Mounting means by structural association with other equipment or articles
- H01Q1/24—Supports; Mounting means by structural association with other equipment or articles with receiving set
- H01Q1/241—Supports; Mounting means by structural association with other equipment or articles with receiving set used in mobile communications, e.g. GSM
- H01Q1/242—Supports; Mounting means by structural association with other equipment or articles with receiving set used in mobile communications, e.g. GSM specially adapted for hand-held use
- H01Q1/243—Supports; Mounting means by structural association with other equipment or articles with receiving set used in mobile communications, e.g. GSM specially adapted for hand-held use with built-in antennas
- H01Q1/244—Supports; Mounting means by structural association with other equipment or articles with receiving set used in mobile communications, e.g. GSM specially adapted for hand-held use with built-in antennas extendable from a housing along a given path
- H—ELECTRICITY
- H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
- H01Q—ANTENNAS, i.e. RADIO AERIALS
- H01Q1/00—Details of, or arrangements associated with, antennas
- H01Q1/36—Structural form of radiating elements, e.g. cone, spiral, umbrella; Particular materials used therewith
- H—ELECTRICITY
- H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
- H01Q—ANTENNAS, i.e. RADIO AERIALS
- H01Q19/00—Combinations of primary active antenna elements and units with secondary devices, e.g. with quasi-optical devices, for giving the antenna a desired directional characteristic
- H01Q19/22—Combinations of primary active antenna elements and units with secondary devices, e.g. with quasi-optical devices, for giving the antenna a desired directional characteristic using a secondary device in the form of a single substantially straight conductive element
- H01Q19/26—Combinations of primary active antenna elements and units with secondary devices, e.g. with quasi-optical devices, for giving the antenna a desired directional characteristic using a secondary device in the form of a single substantially straight conductive element the primary active element being end-fed and elongated
- H—ELECTRICITY
- H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
- H01Q—ANTENNAS, i.e. RADIO AERIALS
- H01Q21/00—Antenna arrays or systems
- H01Q21/28—Combinations of substantially independent non-interacting antenna units or systems
- H—ELECTRICITY
- H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
- H01Q—ANTENNAS, i.e. RADIO AERIALS
- H01Q21/00—Antenna arrays or systems
- H01Q21/30—Combinations of separate antenna units operating in different wavebands and connected to a common feeder system
- H—ELECTRICITY
- H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
- H01Q—ANTENNAS, i.e. RADIO AERIALS
- H01Q5/00—Arrangements for simultaneous operation of antennas on two or more different wavebands, e.g. dual-band or multi-band arrangements
- H01Q5/30—Arrangements for providing operation on different wavebands
- H01Q5/378—Combination of fed elements with parasitic elements
- H—ELECTRICITY
- H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
- H01Q—ANTENNAS, i.e. RADIO AERIALS
- H01Q5/00—Arrangements for simultaneous operation of antennas on two or more different wavebands, e.g. dual-band or multi-band arrangements
- H01Q5/30—Arrangements for providing operation on different wavebands
- H01Q5/378—Combination of fed elements with parasitic elements
- H01Q5/385—Two or more parasitic elements
- H—ELECTRICITY
- H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
- H01Q—ANTENNAS, i.e. RADIO AERIALS
- H01Q9/00—Electrically-short antennas having dimensions not more than twice the operating wavelength and consisting of conductive active radiating elements
- H01Q9/04—Resonant antennas
- H01Q9/16—Resonant antennas with feed intermediate between the extremities of the antenna, e.g. centre-fed dipole
- H01Q9/26—Resonant antennas with feed intermediate between the extremities of the antenna, e.g. centre-fed dipole with folded element or elements, the folded parts being spaced apart a small fraction of operating wavelength
- H01Q9/27—Spiral antennas
- H—ELECTRICITY
- H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
- H01Q—ANTENNAS, i.e. RADIO AERIALS
- H01Q9/00—Electrically-short antennas having dimensions not more than twice the operating wavelength and consisting of conductive active radiating elements
- H01Q9/04—Resonant antennas
- H01Q9/30—Resonant antennas with feed to end of elongated active element, e.g. unipole
- H01Q9/32—Vertical arrangement of element

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Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
Computer Networks & Wireless Communication (AREA)
Support Of Aerials (AREA)
Details Of Aerials (AREA)
Aerials With Secondary Devices (AREA)
Transceivers (AREA)
Variable-Direction Aerials And Aerial Arrays (AREA)

EP97940353A 1996-09-11 1997-09-11 Antenna system Expired - Lifetime EP0860897B1 (en)

Priority Applications (1)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
EP03014131A EP1353400A3 (en)	1996-09-11	1997-09-11	Antenna system

Applications Claiming Priority (5)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
JP26122096		1996-09-11
JP261220/96		1996-09-11
JP29787096		1996-10-23
JP297870/96		1996-10-23
PCT/JP1997/003214 WO1998011625A1 (en)	1996-09-11	1997-09-11	Antenna system

Related Child Applications (2)

Application Number	Title	Priority Date	Filing Date
EP03014131A Division EP1353400A3 (en)	1996-09-11	1997-09-11	Antenna system
EP03014131.1 Division-Into		2003-06-24

Publications (3)

Publication Number	Publication Date
EP0860897A1 EP0860897A1 (en)	1998-08-26
EP0860897A4 true EP0860897A4 (en)	2000-04-05
EP0860897B1 EP0860897B1 (en)	2012-07-25

Family

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Family Applications (2)

Application Number	Title	Priority Date	Filing Date
EP97940353A Expired - Lifetime EP0860897B1 (en)	1996-09-11	1997-09-11	Antenna system
EP03014131A Withdrawn EP1353400A3 (en)	1996-09-11	1997-09-11	Antenna system

Family Applications After (1)

Application Number	Title	Priority Date	Filing Date
EP03014131A Withdrawn EP1353400A3 (en)	1996-09-11	1997-09-11	Antenna system

Country Status (8)

Country	Link
US (1)	US6147651A (en)
EP (2)	EP0860897B1 (en)
JP (1)	JP3899429B2 (en)
KR (1)	KR100468928B1 (en)
CN (1)	CN1221061C (en)
AU (1)	AU4219797A (en)
CA (1)	CA2236548C (en)
WO (1)	WO1998011625A1 (en)

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- 1997-09-11 CN CNB021432317A patent/CN1221061C/en not_active Expired - Fee Related
- 1997-09-11 JP JP51350198A patent/JP3899429B2/en not_active Expired - Fee Related
- 1997-09-11 EP EP97940353A patent/EP0860897B1/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1997-09-11 WO PCT/JP1997/003214 patent/WO1998011625A1/en not_active Application Discontinuation
- 1997-09-11 CA CA002236548A patent/CA2236548C/en not_active Expired - Fee Related
- 1997-09-11 EP EP03014131A patent/EP1353400A3/en not_active Withdrawn
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Also Published As

Publication number	Publication date
KR100468928B1 (en)	2005-06-21
US6147651A (en)	2000-11-14
EP0860897A1 (en)	1998-08-26
KR19990067489A (en)	1999-08-25
EP1353400A2 (en)	2003-10-15
CA2236548A1 (en)	1998-03-19
CN1221061C (en)	2005-09-28
AU4219797A (en)	1998-04-02
WO1998011625A1 (en)	1998-03-19
JP3899429B2 (en)	2007-03-28
CA2236548C (en)	2004-02-17
CN1426129A (en)	2003-06-25
EP1353400A3 (en)	2003-11-19
EP0860897B1 (en)	2012-07-25

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AU2313897A (en)	1997-11-19	Antenna system
GB2310109B (en)	2000-07-05	Antenna arrangement
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